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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1020 on: December 10, 2009, 03:41:33 PM »
Yeah, right now I have Deadhouse Gates on my bookshelf tempting me (I also have books 3-5 sitting there too), but my wife says I'm only allowed to have one obsession at a time, and I currently already have two (an RPG and the book I'm writing).  It will have to wait until I get something off my plate.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1021 on: December 10, 2009, 06:14:50 PM »
I finished Servant of a Dark God and I quite liked it. Now I'm reading Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1022 on: December 10, 2009, 09:58:15 PM »
By the way, to clarify what I said earlier: I totally take Slamel's point about the minutaie in Shake Hands with the Devil. There are a lot, and I found them kind of overwhelming; I spent a fair bit of time flipping to the indices in the back to remind myself what a certain acronym meant or which party a certain politician belonged to. I honestly feel like I'd have to read it again just to get a complete grasp on the nuances of the thing (which I completely intend to do, by the way). But at the same time, I honestly did enjoy the time he spent setting all that up, and I think it did contribute.

So, uh, you should all go read it? No, seriously, it's pretty engrossing stuff.

Anyway.

Now I'm reading Pratchett's Making Money. Three cheers for materials that won't give me nightmares*!

* Note: Dallaire's book has yet to actually give me nightmares.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1023 on: December 11, 2009, 03:57:43 PM »
Ah, the joys of Pratchett!  He is the awesome.  And, no, I did not just make a grammar mistake.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1024 on: December 11, 2009, 06:19:18 PM »
I finished the Ringworld saga it was beastly! However, i couldn't get into illustrated man by Bradbury....
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1025 on: December 17, 2009, 11:27:02 PM »
I've been reading a bunch of shojo manga: Tenshi Ja Nai, Captive Hearts, Yotsuba&!, and Ultimate Venus.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1026 on: December 18, 2009, 12:36:28 AM »
Finished Pratchett's Nation the other day. Now reading... uh... academic article abstracts.

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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1027 on: December 19, 2009, 06:51:25 AM »
I'm about 300 pages into Deadhouse Gates and really liking it.  Stormcaller popped up in my queue at the city library though, and I only have 3 weeks for that.  So, I'm taking a quick break to read that one.  Not too much of a fan of the info-dumpish dialogue and prose at the beginning, but not poorly written, so I'll still give it my 10%.  There are loads of people that have said this series is really good though, so maybe I'll give it a bit more.  Hope it doesn't take much more though...
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1028 on: December 19, 2009, 07:01:37 AM »
Just started Salvatore's The Ghost King (thanks Slamel and Bookstore Guy!).
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1029 on: December 21, 2009, 03:39:50 PM »
I'm currently finishing up book 2 in the Malazan series, Deadhouse Gates. Good so far but I was much more impressed with Gardens of the Moon. Maybe that will change after I read the ending.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1030 on: December 21, 2009, 03:58:52 PM »
Quote from: Silk's Making A List on December 18, 2009, 12:36:28 AM
Finished Pratchett's Nation the other day. Now reading... uh... academic article abstracts.

::)

What did you think of Nation?  It's one of the few Pratchett books I haven't read; I think I've put it off because I read the description and was not terribly intrigued.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1031 on: December 21, 2009, 06:02:02 PM »
I didn't really like the description of Nation either, but I liked the book quite a bit. It isn't the best Pratchett I've read but it's definitely in the better half.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1032 on: December 21, 2009, 08:07:43 PM »
I thought Nation was pretty special. Definitely check it out. It's pretty different from Prachett's usual fare, but it's definitely worth your time.

Lessee, finished The Ghost King, which was fun, but kind of...uh... traumatic. (OH GOD FOURTH EDITION BROKE MY PLAYGROUND AHHH)

Then finished Bitter Night by Diana Pharaoh Francis and am now reading Michelle Sagara's Cast in Shadow.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1033 on: December 21, 2009, 11:52:26 PM »
Nation is great.

I stumbled upon a book with an unusual cover and went for it.

Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff.

Rather entertaining if you like your stories twisted :)
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #1034 on: December 22, 2009, 02:38:46 AM »
I finished reading How to Ditch Your Fairy. I liked it a lot, although a loose end annoyed me. (It was meant to be understood but it annoyed me that it wasn't mentioned.)

I'm reading The Maze Runner right now. It's pretty intense. I would have line edited a few sentences more but it's a fun read.
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